Eligibility NCT00331890 Acute Stroke. Cerebral Infarction. Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Patients in coma: patients having a score of >=2 in the items regarding the level of consciousness in the NIHSS (1a) Yes
No
CT or conventional MRI evidence of brain tumor, cerebral edema with a clinically significant mass midline shift with compression of the ventricles, brainstem or cerebellar infarction, subarachnoid and/or intracerebral and/or intraventricular hemorrhage Yes
No
History of ventricular dysrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction within 72 hours prior to enrolment, unstable angina, decompensated congestive heart failure or any other acute, severe, uncontrollable or sustained cardiovascular condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, may interfere with effective participation in the study Yes
No
Previous disorders that may confound the interpretation of the neurological scales Yes
No
Drug addiction-related disorders Yes
No
Pre existing dementia, when dementia implies a disability, measured as an score of >=2 in the previous MRS Yes
No
Pre existing medical condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, may interfere with the patient's suitability and participation in the study Yes
No
Patients participating in another clinical trial or receiving a non-approved drug (clinical investigational drug) <30 days prior to screening Yes
No
Patients under current treatment with citicoline Yes
No
